Invalid-lifter.



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INVALID LIFTER.

APPLICATION man APR. I. 1917.

1,252,859. Patented Jan. s, 1918.

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Muento' VQLENTINE STREiT V. STHEIT.

INVALID LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7. 19u.

. 1,252,859. Patented J an. 8, 1918.

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invento/z VHLENTINE EITREIT VALENTINE srnrirr, orV ALvoRD, IOWA..

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ToaZZ whom it may Concern:

, Be it known that I, VALENTINE STREI'I', a citizen of the United States, residing at Alvord, in the 'countyrof Lyon and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Invalid -,Lifter`s, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

l:This invention relates to certain improvements in invalidlifters and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel and` improved device of this .general character whereby the invalid may be positioned upon the device with eonvenieiiceand facility. w

It is also' an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character having novel and improved means whereby the same may lne-readily employed as a re-v clining chair.

The invention consists inthe details 'ofv construction and' in the combination and arrangement of the several parts ofvmy improved lifter whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenientand advantageousv for use,

all as will be hereinafter more fully -set ill-th.'

The noi/*el features of the invention 'will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order-that my invention be the' better understood, I will now proceedto describe the same with reference to the aocompanying drawings, wherein;

Figure `1 is a View in 'side elevation of a lifter constructed in accordance with anf-embo'diment of my yinvention and'in-'assem bled relation for use as a recliningfchair or the like;

Fig. 2 is a view in top' plan of the device in assembled relation for lifting a person, certain of the parts being broken away to illustrate details of construction;

Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of a supporting member as herein employed;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken throughV the device as illu'strated zrFs 1; Y Fig. 5 is a viewintp plan ofthe 'device as disclosed in Fig. 1g and Y U I Fig; 6 is a view in persne'ctivefof' a sec'- ondjsupporting member as set fortli:` As herein disclosed. my improved device.

comprises two elongated fiat membersjM, the opposed longitudinal. edgesoffsaid mem# Speciucation of Letters .Patent Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

Application ilerl April 7, 1917. Serial No. 160,511.

bers being substantially in contact one with the other when in asseinbled relation. Each of the members M comprises a plurality of sections 1, 2 and 3 having their adjacent ends pivotally or hingedly connected,v as inpatient from one side and the secondrmember M arranged tlierebeneath from the opposite side.V The head piece 7 and foot piece 8 are then engaged with the members M and serve tohcld said members M in the requisite assemblage. rl`he patient 'can then be readily removed. After the members M containing the patient have been removed from the bed the foot piece 8 is adapted to be engaged with the support S.

As herein disclosed. the support S comprisesa vpedestal 9 adapted to have its up-V per edge' extend beneath the foot piece 8 substantially at the longitudinal center thereof. The outer vertical margin of the` pedestal 9 is defined by the upstanding eirtension 10 to overlie the outer face of the foot piece 8, as is particularly illustrated in Figs. l and 4. A. pin 11 is then disposed through the extension l0 and inserted with in the foot piece 8.7

yThev inner vertical ymarginal portion 'of thev pedestal9 at the upper end thereof is provided with'the cross piece 12 which eX-v tends beyond oppos'ite sides of the pedestal 9'and underlies the 'outer end'portions of the sections 3 of the members M. It is preferred that the patient when being lifted' from the bed assume a sitting posture and this is permitted by swinging the sections 1 and theliead piece 7. l

The pivoted portions of the sections 1 and 3 of the members M are adapted to be rested upon the shelf 14 extending inwardlv from tlie lhead support H. The support H comprises' a] member or plate 15 preferably cess of the width of the assembled sections M.y ,The marginal portions of the member dumme-15 'andthe shelf 14 are reinforcedr rectangiilar'in form and of a width in exl- Pivotally engaged withthe outer edge of each of the members l adjacent the free ends thereof are the rigid brace arms 17 adapted to detachably engage with a later- Yally directed pin 18 carried by an intermediate section 2 of a` member M whereby the section 1 is effectively locked in its lifted or elevated position.

Secured to the outer face ofeach of the brace members 16 is a flexible member 19 which is adapted to be tied or otherwise secured to a lhead member 20 or the like, extending outwardly from an end of the cross member 12. By .this arrangementit will be at once self-evident that the device may be readily locked in assembled relation when the device is arranged on the supports S and H. Y l

T also find it of advantage to employ the tray T so that the patient may be served.V

As herein embodied, the tray includes the table 21 provided at its opposite end portions with the depending wings 22. The lower end of each of the wings 22 is provided with a shoulder 23 adapted to rest upon the upper edge of a brace 17 when the same is in applied position, while the innerV end portion of said wing 22 is arranged on a suitable incline, as indlcated at 24, to rest upon the upper edge of the adjacent brace member 1G. It is also to be noted that the inner end portion of the wing 22 overlies the outer face of the adjacent brace arm 17. When the table T is in applied position the lower ends of the shoulders 23 contact with the upper faces of the sections 2 of the assembled members lV; whereby said table is prevented from sliding down the brace arms 17. The wings 22 also engage the brace arm 17 with sufiicient friction to prevent the table T from'tipping forward under the influence of the weight imposed thereupon by the 'dishes and the contents thereof when it is desired to feed a patient.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings or more particularlyFigs. 1, Land 5, the members M are shown ina position whereby the limbs of the patient are maintained elevated. If desired, however, the devicemay'be converted into a chair by removing the foot piece 8 and permitting the sections 3 of the members M' to drop.V lVith this arrangement 'it is to be understood that a suitable support will be disposed'beneath the intermediate sections 2 of the members M. g

Fromv the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a lifter constructed in accordancevwith my invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adaptedV for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itvmay be assembled, and it will also be obvious that my inven-V tion issusceptible ofhsome change and-mgdi-- fication without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein Vshown in carrying out my invention in praci tice, except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

1. An invalid lifter comprising two elon-V gated separable members arranged side byside and having their adjacent longitudinal margins in contact, and means co-actingVV with the ends of said members for maintaining the members in assembled relation.

2. An invalid lifter comprising two elongated separable fl'at members, the opposed longitudinal edges of said members being substantially in contact one with the otherVV v3. VAn invalid lifter comprising twovelon-V gated separable flat members,'the opposed longitudinal edges of said members being, substantially in contact'one with the other when in assembled relation, the vopposite ends of said members being provided with outstanding pins,- a head piece provided with recesses to receive the pins and corresponding ends of the elongated members, a Vfoot piece providedwith'recesses to receive the pins at the opposite `ends of said elongated members, each of said elongated members comprising pivotally connected sections, and a brace member Yco-acting with adjacent pivoted sections of each of the membersfor maintaining the'same in angular relation.

4. An invalid lifter comprising two elongated separable flat members having ads )acent longitudinal edges' in contact when in assembled relation, a support detachably engaged with ,corresponding-end portions of the elongated member, a crosslmember detachably engaged with the opposite `end portions ofthe first named elongated Ymem-V bers, said second support comprisinga ped` estal having its upper edge underlying the cross member and disposed longitudinally of the first named elongated members, and a cross piece carriedby the upperportion of the pedestal and extending transversely of the firstnamed elongated members and underlying and contactmg with the cross member and the adjacent end portions of the two elongatedmembersf. v Y 5. An invalid lifter comprising two elongated separable flatY members having adjacent longitudinal vedges in contact when in assembled relation, aV support detachably engaged lwith correspondngend portions Aoit' the elongated member, a cross member detachably engaged with the opposite end portions of the first named elongated members, said second support comprising a pedestal having its upper edge underlying` the cross member and disposed longitudinally or" the first named elongated members, a cross piece carried by the upper portion of the pedestal and extending transversely of the iirst named elongated members and underlying and Contacting with the cross member and the adjacent end portions of the tWo elongated members, an upstanding extension carried by the cross piece and overlying the adjacent face of the cross piece, and means for securing said extension to the cross member.

6. A device of the character described comprising two elongated separable members having adjacent longitudinal edges in contact in assembled relation, each ot' said members comprising three pivotally connected sections, the end sections of each of the members being movable in opposite directions, and means co-acting With the opposite ends ot' the elongated members ior maintaining the same in assembled relation.

ln testimony whereof l hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

VALENTINE STREIT. Witnesses NICK SEHR,

J. H. Dmls.

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